Cookistan Turkish Cooking Classes with an Old Istanbul Neighborhood Tour
What Guests Love
- Authentic market tour and fresh ingredients
- Warm, friendly hosts guide the experience
- Hands‑on cooking of traditional Turkish dishes
- Take‑home recipe PDF and lasting memories
Guests say the experience begins with an engaging walk through historic neighbourhood streets, visiting local bakeries, markets and specialty shops that showcase authentic Turkish ingredients. In a beautifully decorated, cozy home, the warm and professional hosts lead a small‑group, hands‑on cooking session where participants prepare a multi‑course traditional meal from scratch. The class is well‑organized, beginner‑friendly, and includes a PDF of recipes, leaving many travelers calling it a highlight of their Istanbul visit.
What to Expect
Would you like to join us to shop in an authentic neighborhood, cook in our Turkish Home, share your selfcooked meal and chat about Turkish Culture with passionate Cooks and Professional Tour Guides?
Our kitchen is only one subway (metro) station metro away from Taksim Square in the neighborhood of Kurtuluş (formerly known as Tatavla) which is one of the few that have preserved their original socio-ethnic composition since the 17th century Ottoman period and where Muslims, Jews, Armenians and other Christians are still living together in peace. Participants of our cooking class shop their way through with our team in a very special neighborhood in İstanbul, still inhabited by minorities, not yet touched by gentrification. Smelling, touching, tasting the ingredients of Turkish Cuisine they get to know the backbone of the eatery of this country.
We give travellers the opportunity to get in touch with authentic Turkish food with a hands-on experience in a friendly environment and a homely, cozy atmosphere.
While they are preparing and cooking the food they move through time and space of all lights shades of Turkish customs, traditions, perception of life by guided professional trip leaders and passionate cooks.
Menu
We cook 6 different typical traditional courses of the Turkish Cuisine variable according to season.
- Süleymaniye Soup (Ottoman Style Soup)
- Boulgur Salad
- Circassian Style Chicken
- Börecik Pastry
- Stuffed Dried Eggplant
- Pumpkin Dessert
Schedule
Morning Classes:
- 9:15 am: Meeting in front of the Ramada Hotel
- 2:30 pm: End of Class
Afternoon Classes:
- 4:00 pm: Meeting in front of the Ramada Hotel
- 9:00 pm: End of Class
Meeting Point
Meeting point is the Ramada Hotel Halaskargazi street no 63 Osmanbey (at the front gate).
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Confirmation
You will receive the confirmation of your booking within 24 hours.
Free Cancellation
100% will be refunded if given one week notice prior to facilities and 50% will be refunded if given 72 hours notice or more..
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